The state also has the lowest first-time pass rate on the national nursing licensing exam, called NCLEX, fueled by poor-performing schools. In the 2022-23 school year, the average Florida nursing ...

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As a result, Florida experienced a boom in private for-profit nursing programs. “Not all schools were of the best quality, and that was when the pass rates began to slide downwards,” Fuller said.

The state also has the lowest first-time pass rate on the national nursing licensing exam, called NCLEX, fueled by poor-performing schools. In the 2022-23 school year, the average Florida nursing ...